
The AO-38 is a 5.45x39mm assault rifle and AK derivative designed by Peter Andreevich Tkachev and first to use the Balanced Automatic Recoil System(BARS) to improve stability giving better accuracy over AK-74's. Its derivatives are the AK-107 and AEK-971.
AO-38 | |
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Type | Assault rifle |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Production history | |
Designer | P.A. Tkachev |
Designed | 1965 |
Manufacturer | TsNIITochMash |
Specifications | |
Cartridge | 5.45x39mm |
Action | Gas |
Feed system | 30 round box magazine |
Sights | Iron |